Job 31:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 31:9

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7 If my step has turned from the way,
Or ^amy heart walked after my eyes,
Or if any spot adheres to my hands,

8 Then ^alet me sow, and another eat;
Yes, let my harvest be¹ rooted out.

9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

10 Then let my wife grind for ^aanother,
And let others bow down over her.

11 For that would be wickedness;
Yes, ^ait would be iniquity deserving of judgment.

12 For that would be a fire that consumes to destruction,
And would root out all my increase.

13 “If I have ^adespised the cause of my male or female servant
When they complained against me,

14 What then shall I do when ^aGod rises up?
When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?

Verse Comparison: Job 31:9

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American Standard Version
If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, And I have laid wait at my neighbor's door;

Amplified® Bible
If my heart has been deceived {and} I made a fool by a woman, or if I have [covetously] laid wait at my neighbor's door [until his departure],

Contemporary English Version
If I have desired someone's wife and chased after her,

Darby English Version
If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door,

Good News Bible
If I have been attracted to my neighbor's wife, and waited, hidden, outside her door,

King James Version
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

New American Standard Bible
"If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,

New International Version
"If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

New King James Version
“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If a woman has enticed my heart, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway,

Revised Standard Version
"If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door;

Young's Literal Translation
If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,

New English Translation
If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,¹

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